Confederate States of America

:For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation)

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The Confederate States of America—also referred to as the Confederate States, CSA, the Confederacy and Dixie (colloquially)—was a splinter nation of the United States of America that existed between 1861 and 1865. It was located in North America, occupying the southern portions of the current United States. As its existence was contested by the United States for the whole of its short-lived history, there was never a definitive delineation of Confederate States' northern boundary. Its southern land boundary was with Mexico. It was otherwise bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Dixie - United States of America - 1861 - 1865 - North America - United States - Mexico - Atlantic Ocean - Gulf of Mexico

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For most of its life the Confederacy was engaged in the Civil War against the Union forces, mostly in defense. However, the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee, also made limited incursions into Union territory.

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Civil War - Army of Northern Virginia - Robert E. Lee

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